title: Heme oxygenase provides alpha-selectivity to physiological heme degradation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001664:Biliverdine / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002417:Cattle; D006418:Heme / Q000378:metabolism*; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing) / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D007536:Isomerism; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009251:NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013154:Spleen / Q000201:enzymology; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D006418:Heme; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing); D009251:NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase; D001664:Biliverdine